Student paper. The gap between exposure and implementation of computer workstation ergonomics in the workplace.
The population of people using computers is increasing in home, school and work environments [20,21]. Research suggests that more computer usage may lead to increased incidence of upper extremity cumulative trauma disorder (UECTD) and other work related musculoskeletal injuries [8]. Yet, proper comp...
| Publicado en: | Work Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 193 - 200 |
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| Formato: | research Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2002
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=106831677&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 106831677 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 10519815 3RC jtl: Work issn: 10519815 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2002 vid: 19 iid: 2 pid: 344 pub: Sage Publications Inc. place: Thousand Oaks, California artinfo: ui: 106831677 106831677 2003065288 10.3233/wor-2002-00248 NLM12454451 106831677 ppf: 193 ppct: 7 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Student paper. The gap between exposure and implementation of computer workstation ergonomics in the workplace. aug: au: Berner K Jacobs K sug: subj: Computers and Computerization Utilization Ergonomics Education Work Environment Adult Conceptual Framework Descriptive Statistics Female Internet Utilization Male Massachusetts Middle Age Organizational Culture Pain Epidemiology Pilot Studies Questionnaires Survey Research Human Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Female Male ab: The population of people using computers is increasing in home, school and work environments [20,21]. Research suggests that more computer usage may lead to increased incidence of upper extremity cumulative trauma disorder (UECTD) and other work related musculoskeletal injuries [8]. Yet, proper computer workstation ergonomics training is not readily available. This pilot study attempts to better understand the gap between ergonomic interventions and the initiation of work-practice change. The pilot study used self-report through an anonymous Internet survey to explore university faculty and staff training in computer workstation ergonomics, assess UECTD and other computer-use related symptoms, and learn about the respondents' success implementing their knowledge of computer workstation ergonomics. The 55 respondents ranged in age from 21 to 65, and spent an average of 5.3 hours at the computer during a typical workday. Over 70% of respondents experienced symptoms associated with excessive computer use. Although 60% of respondents had exposure to computer workstation ergonomics information, less than 10% reported implementing their knowledge of computer workstation ergonomics in their tasks. This paper looks at organizational and individual issues preventing the implementation of computer workstation ergonomics in the workplace. The Transtheoretical Model for Health Behavior Change [25,27] is used to further evaluate effectiveness of ergonomic interventions. Recommendations for interventions and future evaluations are presented. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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